Inflation affects everything from grocery bills to rent, making the Consumer Price Index one of the most closely watched economic indicators. What does inflation mean at the micro level — specifically to your household?
Read more →International value stocks fueled a decisive July for the ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (IDOG). The fund gained 6.14% for the month, according to ALPS Advisors’ July ETF Spotlight report. Developed interna…
Read more →On August 12, Cohen & Steers launched the Cohen & Steers Real Assets Active ETF (CSRA). This actively managed ETF looks to deliver attractive long-term total returns and to maximize real returns during inflationary envi…
Read more →Bitcoin fell 53% peak to trough. What that does to a portfolio depends almost entirely on how much of it you own, according to CoinShares’ Research.
Read more →The fixed income landscape continues to offer real opportunity this year as well as persistent, events-driven uncertainty. Still, cutting through the headlines, investors can find major opportunities inside the portfoli…
Read more →Among the key benefits of the ETF wrapper is the wide range of tools it gives advisors and investors to build tailored fixed income portfolios. And given today’s complex rate and inflation environment, it certainly help…
Read more →The U.S. military has depleted much of its stockpile of long-range missiles during its five-month conflict with Iran, raising concerns about readiness for future conflicts, according to CNBC analysis. The rapid consumpt…
Read more →The nuclear energy renaissance and a new approach to precious metals ETFs headlined this week’s ETF Prime. Host Nate Geraci welcomed Steffan Szumowski, nuclear research analyst at VettaFi, followed by Tarek Saab, CEO an…
Read more →With nearly 90% of S&P 500 Index companies having reported their second-quarter earnings, the bottom line has surprised by over 29% thus far compared to analyst estimates (see the chart).
Read more →The ETF industry continues its fast pace of innovation, with product development showing no signs of slowing. U.S. ETFs ended July with $15.7 trillion in total assets under management, bringing in $193 billion in net ne…
Read more →In late 2008, TIPS yields rose past 3.0%, a juicy rate that lasted barely a month. By 2010, yields had fallen below 2.0%; by 2011, below 1.0%; and just before inflation exploded and the Fed tightened in 2021, the 5-year…
Read more →I’ve often looked at the robotics movement as a “now-and-later” play, meaning that it’s part of the global industrial complex today, defensive against AI disruption (net winner), and increasingly, not just a cyclical, b…
Read more →Goldman Sachs Asset Management is continuing its aggressive expansion into active, high-yielding options strategies with a definitive agreement to acquire NEOS Investments. Similar to Innovator Capital Management, anoth…
Read more →After correcting through much of the Iran conflict to date, precious metals are starting to revive based on a set of ETFs through Tuesdayâs close (Aug. 11). Meanwhile, copperâs resilience during the war has endured …
Read more →Past performance is no guarantee of future results. This EFT is not a money market fund and does not seek to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share. The ETF is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guar…
Read more →Labor market data was soft enough to cast doubt on the timing and magnitude of future Fed hikes, making the upcoming CPI release a key tiebreaker for a September rate decision.
Read more →This week’s July CPI report looms over markets, with so much uncertainty already bubbling up under portfolios. Investors have options, however, for an outlook that sees inflation continue to resist efforts to tame it. V…
Read more →Satellite communications, navigation, spectrum, and connectivity are becoming increasingly important drivers of the space economy. Among the top holdings of the Procure Space ETF (UFO), EchoStar (ECHO), Iridium Communic…
Read more →Beginning 30 July, an attacker started sweeping bitcoin from addresses generated by Coldcard, a bitcoin-only hardware wallet made by Canadian firm Coinkite. The first burst took roughly 594 BTC from around 500 wallets i…
Read more →Artificial intelligence data centers are hitting a power problem that has little to do with computer chips, according to a new report from Thornburg Investment Management.
Read more →Volatility from shifting Fed expectations and geopolitical events in today’s current environment creates an ideal backdrop for active bond traders. That said, the Bank of Montreal and REX Shares have expanded their Micr…
Read more →Canada’s ETF market continues to evolve, with active strategies playing an increasingly important role. According to the TSX ETF Report for Q2 2026, investors are looking beyond traditional market-cap-weighted index str…
Read more →Given how uncertain advisors and investors are over the Federal Reserve’s plans for handling interest rates, the July jobs report was perhaps watched even more closely than normal. That being said, the latest report may…
Read more →Solar ETFs moved into focus Friday after President Donald Trump announced new tariffs targeting imported products made from polysilicon, a key material used in solar panel manufacturing. The tariffs could give U.S. sola…
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